A Comparison between Kaplan-Meier and Weighted Kaplan-Meier Methods of Five-Year Survival Estimation of Patients with Gastric Cancer

The 5-year survival rate is a good prognostic indicator for patients with Gastric cancer that is usually estimated based on Kaplan-Meier. In situations where censored observations are too many, this method produces biased estimations. This study aimed to compare estimations of Kaplan-Meier and Weig...

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Main Authors: Ali Zare, Mahmood Mahmoodi, Kazem Mohammad, Hojjat Zeraati, Mostafa Hosseini, Kourosh Holakouie Naieni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4551